Kuwait- Interior probes loss of weapons

(MENAFN - Arab Times) Kuwait city may 22 (kuna): acting prime minister interior minister and minister of awqaf and islamic affairs sheikh mohammad khaled al- hamad al-sabah on thursday formed a security committee to fully and urgently investigate the loss of 25 pieces of weapon from the special forces' military camp.

an interior ministry statement said the committee includes the general administration of criminal investigations and the general administration of criminal evidence to conduct an investigation on the issue which includes the loss of 22 guns two machine guns and one rifle.

the statement added that sheikh mohammad also ordered an investigation with all officers and individuals in charge of the matter and report the findings after the investigation. the statement noted that the criminal investigation general administration will continue to conduct its necessary work on the department's inventory to look into circumstances that led to the incident.

(MENAFN) An increase of 25 percent in cruise liners calling at Zayed Port will help to lift the number of cruise tourists by 50 percent this season, The National reported.This season above 94 vessels ...

(MENAFN) Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has signed a loan agreement in the city of Vientiane with the Democratic Republic of Lao, whereby the Kuwait Fund will offer the government ...

(MENAFN) Foreign direct investments (FDI) inflow to Qatar registered USD30.65 billion at the end of 2012, a 1.2 percent growth from a year ago. Though the FDI has targeted various economic activities ...

(MENAFN) A total of USD395.75 million will be invested by Rural Areas Electricity Company (Raeco) in the next three years to raise the power generation capacity, transmission lines and distribution ...

(MENAFN) The Kuwait Investment Office (KIO), the London branch office of sovereign wealth fund Kuwait Investment Authority, is gradually reducing its overweight stance on US assets after keeping that ...

(MENAFN) National Detergent Co. (NDC), one of the leading FMCG companies in the sultanate, has posted total sales revenue of USD60.47 million for full-year 2014, compared with USD56.13 million a year ...